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  1. Kettering v Biggleswade LCRO 212 / 2009 (19 March 2010) [pdf, 94 KB]

    ...changed. DECISION [1] The Applicant is a barrister whose professional retainer involving two clients led the Standards Committee to conclude that the Applicant had acted in a conflict of interest in breach of Rule 6.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules and that there had been conduct unbecoming on the part of the Applicant. [2] The background is that the Applicant acted for C after she was charged with assault following a complaint to the police by her partner D. In defe...

  2. Family and Sexual Violence work programme April [pdf, 327 KB]

    ...Legislation Bill. While the timing for the passage of the Bill and its entry into force are subject to Parliamentary decisions, work is underway to enable new court processes and ways of working in anticipation of new law. Simplifying and aligning Protection Order and Care of Children applications In support of the changes in the Bill, the Ministry is working to simplify and align protection order application forms and Care of Children Act (COCA) forms. The need to simplify th...

  3. OIA-102050.pdf [pdf, 7.8 MB]

    ...proposal that the purpose of adoption be that adoption: a. is a service for a child, and is in their best interests; b. will create a stable, enduring and loving family relationship; and, c. is for a child whose parents cannot or will not provide care for them. 26. As mentioned in our previous advice, guiding principles can help to support the overarching purpose of the legislative regime. The guiding principles we propose in this briefing are referred to throughout the subsequent briefi...

  4. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Easy Read [docx, 11 MB]

    ...it hard to know when an adoption should happen. [image: ]Some of the reasons adoption may happen are: · [image: A picture containing text, book Description automatically generated]so a child can be part of a family / whānau who will always take care of them · to make sure a child whose birth parents cannot care for them still has a safe home. [image: ] Some more of the reasons adoption may happen are: · so people who cannot give birth can have a child · [image: A group of people w...

  5. AP v RE LCRO 322/2012 (22 August 2014) [pdf, 58 KB]

    ...instructions I had to wait for a short while to receive funds from other purchasers. Other than that I had six settlements on Friday, 27th January 2012 and it was my first day of work after vacation due to which there was substantial work to be taken care off. In saying so it is not conveyed that your client's settlement was neglected in anyway. I hope above is to your satisfaction. 4 Letter AP to Lawyers Complaints Service (7 Feb...

  6. [2024] NZIACDT 18 – KL v Lawlor (24 May 2024) [pdf, 145 KB]

    ...are no submissions from Mr Lawlor. ASSESSMENT [28] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Invoices 22. A licensed immigration adviser must, each time a fee and/or disbursement is payable, provide the client with an invoice containing a full description of the services the fee relates to and/or disburse...

  7. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Paul von Dadelszen QSO [pdf, 268 KB]

    ...addition, the FDR service should be answerable to the Ministry of Justice and the Family Court; such would be appropriate if it is truly to be a part of that strengthened Family Justice Service. 2 Focus on children 6. Q1: Section 61 of the Care of Children Act 2004 (COCA) should be re- enacted. In my experience, it encapsulated those matters which are relevant to the safety of the child, particularly as it includes s.61(i). 7. Q2: There should be automatic (computerised)...

  8. Proactive-Release-Family-Court-Associate-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

    ...family law tatutes, with a significant portion1 of applications relating to matters and de isions that ffect children. 12. Extensive reforms were made to the family justice system in 2014, with the intention to help people settle arrangements for the care of their children without having to appear in the Family Cour . However, some of the reforms have not worked as intended - cases are t king lo ger to resolve, and many family members involved in court processes feel that they were not well s...

  9. AZ v YX LCRO 175 / 2010 (25 March 2011) [pdf, 146 KB]

    ...Background [1] In early to mid 2007 certain problems with the building known as the XX began to manifest themselves which needed to be addressed. Legal representation was required so that the Body Corporate could ensure that its rights were protected against the various parties that may have been responsible for the building’s defects. [2] Since approximately 2004, AAO, the firm in which the Respondent ZC (ZC) was a partner, had acted as the solicitors for a large number of the...

  10. [2022] NZEnvC 171 Timaru District Council [pdf, 357 KB]

    ..._______________________________________________________________ INTERIM DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT _______________________________________________________________ A: The application in relation to the sites and areas of significance to Māori and drinking water protection chapter provisions is declined with leave reserved to the Council to make further submissions in relation to the application of s86B(3)(a) and (d) and s86D(1), otherwise the decision will become final....